Toy aeroplane



July 29, 1930. J, QHLUDA 1,771,397

TOY AEROPLANE Fi'led Nov. '7, 192

1 NV ENTOR QM By .W m g N I 8 a ATTORNEY.

Patented July 29, 1930 JOHN CHL'UDA. OF CLEVELAND, OHIO TOY AEROPLANE Application filed November This invention relates to the construction of a toy aeroplane having a number of interconnected movements and adapted to be actuated either by the force of thewind turn-- ing the propeller, as when mounted on an automobile radiator cap, or by the revolution of the wheels when drawn over the floor by means of a bail which may be attache-d as shown. 7

In the drawings Fig. 1 is top view of the toy; Fig. 2 is aside view of the same.

A hollow body 1 is provided in the general shape of an aeroplane body and a cover 2 may be secured to said bodyin any conven ient manner. A propeller 3 ofrconventional shape is mounted in front of said body 1 upon a shaft 1 trunnioned in the front wall 5 of the body 1, said shaft 4 passing longitudinally through theapproximate axis of said body 1. Crank portion 7 of said shaft, located intermediate between the central portion of the shaft and the front end thereof bears operatively mounted thereon the inner ends 88 of the wings 9-9. Said wings 99. are fulcrumed in slots 1010 in the sides of the beforementioned body 1 through which slots 10-10 the said wings 99 are simultaneously reciprocated and oscillated.

by the rotation of the shaft 4 by means of the crank portion 7 thereof whereon the ends 8-8 of said wings 99 are mounted. The rotation of the shaft & referred to may be produced by the rotation ofthepropeller 3 .mounted thereon, or through the agency of a quarter turn belt 11 operatively connecting said shaft 4 by abroad grooved pulley 1.2 mounted thereon with the front axle 1.8 by a corresponding pully 14 mounted on said axle 13. The front wheels 15-15 mounted on said axle 13 are, as will be seen,

7, 1928. Serial No. 317,785.

'As here shown a depressed portion 18 of said tail plane 16 is positioned to be intermittently actuated by a cam 19 mounted on the longitudinal shaft 4 causing the plane 16 to be elevated above and lowered upon the 0 upper deck of the body 1 of the aeroplane;

A vertical rudder 20 is mounted upon a vertical spindle 21 which is journaled in the upper and lower decks of the body 1. .Vertically extending projections 2222 of said rudder 20 on the forward side of said spindle 21 engage a crank 23 on the rear extremity of the horizontal shaft at whereby said rudder 20 is actuated in an oscillatory motion through a limited horizontal arc. The rear wheels 24 24 are supported by struts 25 attached to the body.

When attached to a radiator cap 26 a pedestal 27 is provided and when used as a toy the device may be drawn along the floor by any suitable means. i

In operation the parts of the device will move as above described; that is the propeller will rotate, the wings will flap and the rudders will swing asthe device is moved along through the air or upon the floor.

I claim:

1. A mimic aeroplane comprising a body, a crank shaft extending lengthwise through the same and provided with a propeller at thefront end thereof, operative wings and a rudder mounted on said body, and operating connections between said shaft and said wings and rudder. i

2. A mimic aeroplane comprising a hollow body, a crank shaft extending lengthwise through said body, a propeller on the front end of the shaft, oscillatory wings working through the sides of the body and connected at their inner ends to the crank of the shaft and rudders pivotally mounted at the rear end of theflbody and operatively connected to the shaft. 7 3. 'A toy aeroplane provided with an axial shaft, a propeller at the front end thereof, a

horizontal tail plane pivoted to the rear end of the body, and a cam on the shaft bearing against said plane to raise and lower the same.

4. A toy aeroplane vprovided with an axial shaft having a propeller atits front end and a crank at its rear end, and a vertical rudder pivoted at the end of the body and engaged by said crank.

In testimony whereof, I do aflix my signature.

J OHN QHLUDA. 

